it's actually probably some of the coolest temperatures we've had so far this year. good morning, everybody. i'm guvirdhindsa. feeling nippy out there today. >> we've got cool weather this morning which we're fairly used to, and really for today and the next several days, very cool conditions across the area. i think some people, your julie wrights and maybe steve would say cold, as a matter of fact. let's look at the current temperatures across the region. we are in the 40s at reagan national airport. currently 49 degrees. dulles international is at 48 and bwi marshall is at 45 degrees this morning. definitely jacket weather. you'll need that as you head out the door. here's the satellite-radar. a fair amount of cloud cover over us. we had clouds move in yesterday a couple of breaks in the sun is expected but now it's pretty cloudy. i think today will be a mostly cloudy day. you see some precipitation down to the south, most of that

remains south. more precipitation out to the west, and eventually we get a couple of sprinkles and showers moving in here. not during the day today, though. becoming quite cloudy, much cooler. high today only in the mid-50s. we're going to have more details about the forecast coming up in just a little bit. all right, tony. thanks so much. we do have some breaking news that we're following this morning. parts of i-95 north in maryland are shut down right now after a big truck crashed. that interstate is closed near the rest stop in laurel. maryland state police say two tractor trailers were parked on the right shoulder at the rest area when another big rig came upon them and slammed into those parked trucks. nobody was hurt that we know of right now. we want to check in with julie to see if there are any other areas to avoid this big mess this morning, julie. >> reporter: yes, ma'am. it occurred about an hour or so ago on i-95 north of 216 at the car restrea, the truck rest area if you will. the northbound side of the

highway remains closed and again, this is i-95 coming out of laurel, heading northbound, headed out towards jessup and columbia. if you have an early flight out at bwi this will definitely affect your commute. your options include route 1, 29 and the washington parkway. the only thing working in your favor is traffic volume is light right now. there's not too much of a backup at that location but coming frothe beltway headed up towards baltimore you'll want to use all the mat routes to baltimore national parkway or 21 to avoid this closure. southbound all lanes remain open. here we are live at beltway, 650, new hampshire avenue, light traffic continuing into silver spring. no incidents germantown to the split. 66, a quiet drive out of manassas. fair oaks headed in toward the beltway. that's a check of your on time fox 5 traffic. julie, thanks very much.

our top story this morning, residents say they feel like they are living in a war zone. two people died, three more were hurt in a shootout. sara simmons is live with more on the search for suspects. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guvir. police say they have a very general description of the suspect. they are on the lookout for a black s.u.v. with tinted windows. it's unclear how many suspects they are looking for. all police have to go on is that there were a car-led of people in that black s.u.v. they are told this is a drive- by shooting. it happened at 4:00 in the afternoon in clay terrace ere in northeast. neighbors say that they think thisis an ongoing beef between two rival neighborhoods. police are saying that the hail of gunfire ended yesterday afternoon with five teenagers shot. two of them dead, one was pronounced dead at the scene, and police are releasing their names this morning.

15-year-old devonta artist and 18-year-old dayquan ti bbs who died in the hospital overnight. police are saying clay errace in hunter wood have had this beef going on for several years. the police chief and mayor also arrived at the scene yesterday appearing very frustrated. saying that just six months ago that they had made several arrests for guns and drugs in that neighborhood. they were really trying to get in and clean things up and they say this is just evidence that there is more work that needs to be done, starting with finding those killers. >> were there some witnesses to this? >> guarantee there's witnesses. it's 4:00 in the afternoon. there's a couple hundred people out here. there's definitely witnesses and you know, it's somebody's child today, somebody else's child tomorrow unless they come forward. >> now, police are stepping up their patrols in the clay terrace neighborhood to kind of keep an eye on things there. they are also obviously very concerned since this is a beef

going on between two rival neighborhoods, they are concerned about possible retaliation. we are live at headquarters, sara simmons, fox 5 news, back to you. in prince george's county police are investigating an accident in the 600 block of central avenue in capitol heights. several cars were involved but investigators are not sure how it happened. one person died in the crash. two others were hospitalized with serious injuries. the future for the u.s. national soccer team player remains uncertain after the deadly crash on the tw parkway in arlington. u.s. national team forward charlie davies is in serious condition after undergoing several hours of surgery at washington hospital center medstar. davies and two others were in the southbound lanes of the gw parkway yesterday when the car left the road and hit a tree. one woman was killed. the u.s. team including davies, a 23-year-old starter was in d.c. for tonight's game costa r

he was in violation of team curfew. there's been a major milestone reached in the health care battle. the senate finance committee passed the bill by senator backus, including cuts in medicare. this bill would cost $829 billion over ten years and requires most americans to buy premiums. the congressional budget office says it's going to sure 84% of eligible americans not including the so-called public option, and it calls for co-ops to compete with private insurers. >> good afternoon. as a result of these efforts we are now closer than ever before to passing health care reform but we're not there yet. >> when it's all said and done, 25 million people will still not have any insurance. >> reporter: republicans argue the bill makes huge cuts in medicare and will lead to health care rationing. olympia snowe crossed party

lines to vote the measure. separate reform bills will be joined. >> one cohesive piece of legislation eventually. marion barry checked out of howard university hospital after staying there a week for dedration and infection but he returned monday night after having an allergic reaction to seafood soup. he was released yesterday afternoon. turning now to troubling new information about the swine flu. a cdc report says almost half of all patients hospitalized with the swine flu did not have a chronic illness before they got sick. another new report puts the average age of a patient hospitalized with h1n1 at just 32 years old. and the average age of a a person who dies at 40. the cdc says its best way for anyone, including kids to prevent getting the swine flu is to get the vaccine. you can get your questions answered about the swine flu and seasonal vaccine all morning long. we have a flu shot phone bank with doctors on hand to provide

crucial information. it's going to start at 7:00 this morning so get your questions ready. we will keep that phone bank up from 7-10 this morning. there's a consumer alert this morning. ford has announced the largest single recall in the company's history. millions of vehicles have been affected. coming up next we're going to tell you if your car or truck may be involved. [ chanting ] >> and a loud demand for immigration reform on capitol hill. we're going to tell what you this group was calling for we're going to tell what you this group was calling for coming up nexton ♪ [ woman ] ♪ early light breaks through ♪ music and dance calling you ♪ just need that mountain grown lift ♪

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a huge call for immigration reform on capitol hill. after lobbying congress, congress is expected to take up the controversial issue this fall. similar rallies were held in 20 cities across the country. president obama holds his fifth top-level meeting with his administration today over the situation in afghanistan. he's going to be back in the situation room this morning trying to decide whether more

troops are needed in that area, redefine the missioor both. another meeting is planned for next week. insiders say one reason the decision is taking so long is charges of election fraud. you may have to pack your ride at -- park your ride at the dealership if you own a ford vehicle. ford has added 4.5 million vehicles to the recall list because of a detective cruise control switch that could cause a fire, including ford lincoln and mercury models mainly from 1992-2003. the faulty switch has led to 14 million recalls in fall. you can find more on myfoxdc.com. click on web links. [ [ audio not understandable ] [. >> making local headlines just days after being caught on video mocking someone's stuttering problem, sheila dixon makes comments. >> we'll hear what she had to

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welcome back. you might want to grab that jacket today because it is really chilly throughout this morning. >> i'm going to show you a temperature that we've got in gaithersburg, 39 degrees right now. >> i figured. >> we've got some 30s out there. most of us are in the 40s. we'll show that to you in a moment and it is going to be a cool day the next few days. cool, chilly, and a couple of days coming up rather raw. here are your headlines. clouds return. in fact, we've got cloudy skies right now hanging and all day. chill returns today after a day in the 70s yesterday. got up to the low 70s, which was fine. that was really nice. rain arrives tonight, i think late tonight into tomorrow.

and finally, an early nor'easter. looks like it could be brewing, and that could make things rather dicey for us towards the end of the week and going into the weekend. the temperatures that jump out to me, gaithersburg, frederick, 39 degrees there. man, cold this morning. 49 here in the district. 48 down in quantico. baltimore is at 45 degrees and culpeper is also 45 degrees this morning. satellite-radar, i want to show you a couple of ings there. this is the cloud cover that we have. high pressure over the great lakes keeping it precipitation from moving north. that's pushing to the east, and you can see some of that is going to gradually make if its way to the mid atlantic area. that's when we could see some rain showers develop in our region. late tonight during the overnight hours into the early part of the day tomorrow. so the forecast for today looks like this. we've got cloudy skies, much cooler today as opposed to the low 70s. mid-50s today, and in some areas probably the low 50s.

so a very cool day. then for tonight, cold temperatures across the region, 45 degrees. cloudy skies continue. some late showers are possible. take a look at the five-day forecast. this is not the most attractive five-day we've ever presented. tomorrow we think we're to the going to get out of the 40s. our highs will be in the upper 40s. rain tomorrow, breezy friday. cool, 50 degrees. rain, so kind of a raw day, and it looks like we have a chance of rain saturday and sunday as well. that's a look at what's happening with the weather. now let's find out what's happening with traffic with julie rogers. julie? >> reporter: all right, tony. the big story this morning has been the trip along northbound i-95 as you work your way up towards 216 in the car rest area. as guvir mentioned earlier an up can have tractor trailers got tangled up in an accident. another vehicle involved there at this time. northbound remains closed coming out of laurel headed towards jessup you'll want to stick with route 1, 29 or the

washington national parkway and use those alternates. southbound everything is open. no problems reported from 695 all the way down towards the capitol beltway. we've got the lanes open here southbound 270 out of rockville headed out towards the split. nice easy ride so far. overnight construction being cleared on the northbound side. as you travel north of 370 headed into germantown. no incidents to report 395 northbound aduke street. we're still at speed as you continue towards the 4th street bridge. 95 in good shape headed into woodbridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. voters in virginia head to the polls in three weeks and the candidates are working nonstop to pick up votes targeting women, a critical voting block. a poll gives congressman bob mcdonald in the lead by 7 points. we caught up with him yesterday on the campaign trail in fairfax county. >> reporter: in tyson's corner republican bob mcdonald

courting the women's vote, makes up 54% of the electorate. >> people want real solutions to real problems. i think they are tired of backwards-looking negative campaigns. >> reporter: but for weeks, mcdonald's own record on women's issues was being looked at. a 20-year-old thesis paper critical to women came to light and as that campaign controversy eased, another one took its place [ audio not understandable ] >> reporter: that is sheila johnson, the democrat turned mcdonald supporter caught on you tube imitating stuttering. in the first public appearance issuing an apology, she's crediting democratic payback for supporting mcdonald. >> i won't waste time and energy trying to live for someone else or letting anyone intimidate me because i crossed party lines. >> reporter: but johnson isn't the only one who's had to take

back some words. >> bob mcdonald was misladying people when he's talking about my tax policies. >> reporter: following monday's debate cre deed retracted the remark that mcdonald was a liar. >> you heard him state a lie right now, i have not proposed a millionarse in tax increases. >> reporter: when asked about it tuesday mcdonald wasn't shy about firing back saying deed's commercials have dis-torted his record. >> i'll leave it up to the people of virginia to decide who's being straight. >> deed and mcdonald will meet again at another debate next tuesday. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. well, redskins fans are fed up with the team's performance this year and now one man with a familiar name in this area is leading the call for a change

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a lot of people are calling for change. in fact, one fan who has a very familiar name has his eye on the top. a big d.c. diamond dealer wants to run the team and he's working on a plan to boot the owner dan snyder from office. >> we want to stress, the team is to the for sale but the mervis family known for diamonds wants to takeover. we have more on the petition calling for changes in the redskins' ownership. >> reporter: like many other hard-core redskins fans, diamond expert john mervis is not happy about how the season is going. >> i'm watching the season on sundays and i'm frustrated. >> hi there. this is ronnie mervis. >> reporter: he started a petition on the web. the headline, no more snyder. it's been up for 24 hours and it's a hit with the football fans. >> i called up my it had and said what do you think about trying to buy the sks and he laughed. >> reporter: the site says if they reach 10,000 people ronnie mervis the owner of the company would try to buy the team. >> i'm ronnie mervis. people ask me are your diamonds

really better? >> people say i will have that guy -- love that guy from the radio. it would be hilarious if he were an owner. >> reporter: frustration over the redskins' poor performance cull minute allotted with booing from the home crowd and called for dan snyder to be fired. >> make him sell the team. >> any change is probably a good change at this point. >> the mervis family has an eye for diamonds but as owners could they see a way to give the redskins some of this kind of blink? >> i think we have to focus on the draft and get young talent to groom them into place. >> reporter: for now the dream of new ownership is just a dream. no matter how many people sign the petition, no matter how angry fans get, there is no for- sale sign at redskins park and dan snyder is still the owner. >> i know i can make some better decisions for the redskins. >> wisdom martin, fox 5 news. >> so far more than 500 people

have signed that petition. >> and people offering their suggestions about how to run the redskins. according to forbes, they are the second most expensive franchise behind the dallas cowboys. this morning we are following developing news. the search for a gun man in a deadly shooting. >> reporter: two teen-agers are dead and three others in the hospital after a drive by shooting

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it is 5:30 on this wednesday morning. looking at traffic on the beltway at the american legion bridge, one of the trouble-free spots this morning, but there are some trouble spots out there. we'll check in with julie in a second. >> and a cold start to the day too. we have all of that. >> temperatures in the 40s, even a couple of spots in the 30s early this morning. it's going to be a cool one all day today. let's look at what's happening right now with current conditions being reported. here in the region in d.c. it is 49 degrees. relative humidity 54%. winds out of the north at 12 miles an hour so we have a little bit of a breeze and your pressure 30.24. here's your satellite-radar. we've got the clouds in over us this morning and where' going to continue to see mostly cloudy skies for today, maybe a ray of sun will peek through here or there. and we'll see a lot of clouds

throughout the day. here's a look at the day planner. clouds, cool. temperatures well below normal. we're looking at highs today only in the mid-50s. so you know, wear a jacket today. you're going to need that. could see some rain develop late tonight during the over of night hours. i'll tell you more about that coming up in just a little bit >> don't mind the temperatures but the rain with it is not much fun. >> we won't have it today but tomorrow certainly and friday, yeah. >> okay. >> all right. let's check in with the other half of guvir's tag team, julie wright. >> reporter: tony's talking about clouds and all of a sudden carlie simon came in my head, clouds in my coffee. >> clouds in my coffee. >> do you drink coffee, julie? >> no. >> i just wake up like this. aren't i the lucky girl. all right. hey, we're going over to a map because what's happening is northbound i-95 is tied upright now because of an accident involving a couple of tractor trailers. the wreck occurred about an hour or so ago for you guys headed laurel northbound trying to get up toward jessup.

it occurred near the rest area, northbound i-95. shut down just before you reach 216. all traffic right now is being diverted off at 216 because of this incident. again, can you see clearly on the map your options include 29 to the ft, that would be to the west, route 1 or 295 to baltimore washington parkway. they are all viable options for you this morning headed up toward baltimore, 695 or trying to catch afully out of bwi. you'll want to avoid northbound i-95. southbound from baltimore to the beltway your lanes remain open. we'll take you inside and show you what's happening on the roads. the pace is not so bad. lanes are open as you travel toward silver spring, headed around toward 270. all lanes open at the american legion bridge. quiet at duke street. no incidents headed to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you. our top story this morning hundreds of witnesses and d.c. police say it only takes one to come forward to help pull a

killer off the streets. >> there was a drive-by in broad daylight that left two people dead and three hurt. it happened on clay terrace in northeast, all of them teen- agers. sarah simmons has more on the victims. >> reporter: it was a shower of bullets that rang out on clay terrace and people would like to hear from witnesses because they are still trying to find the killers of those two young menace well as they who are in the hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. police are relessing the names of the two teenage boys killed out there yesterday afternoon, 15-year-old devonta artist and 18-year-old dayquan tibbs who died from his injuries last night. police are describing this as a drive-by shooting with several guns involved, 4:00 in the afternoon at clay terrace. the courtyard was full of children at the time when the bulletstarted flying out there. neighbors are blaming this on a beef, a long-standing boff

between clay terrace and the people of huntwood. police chief kathy lanier and adrian fenty arrived on the scene yesterday, also voicing their concerns and frustration over the fact that just six months ago they had been out in this neighborhood and made several arrests due to guns and drugs throughout that neighborhood. now they are back out there dealing with this crime. and the people who live out there, day in and day out, they are just as frustrated. >> then they got the bodies laying out and some of these kids, 3, no more than 10 who witnessed that. that will be with them or the rest of their life. >> reporter: now, it is just a general description really that police have to go on right now saying that they are looking for the vehicle, a black s.u.v. with tinted windows and they are hoping someone can come forward. as you saw there were a will a -- lot of people out there at the time. police are stepping up patrols

in that neighborhood in anticipation of any possible retaliation between those two neighborhoods. live in northeast, sarah simmons, fox 5 news. back to you. thank you. the future for a u.s. soccer team player is up in the air after a car accident in arlington. charlie davies is in serious condition after undergoing several hours of surgery. davies and twenty other passengers were in the southbound lanes of gw parkway when their car hit a tree and split in half. 22-year-old ashley roberta of maryland was killed in the crash. the 23-year-old starter was in d.c. for the world cup qualifying game against costa rica and davies was in violation of team curfew when the crash happened. there's been a big step forward in the health care battle. the senate finance committee has given the green light to one reform proposal. here as how the key vote broke

down. it was along party lines except for one lone republican, olympia snowe. this version is going to cost $829 billion over ten years and requires most americans to buy premiums. the congressional budget office will ensure 84% of eligible americans. the bill does not call are for the so-called public option. republicans argue this makes huge cuts in medicare and will lead to health care rationing. >> it lowers the federal deficit, ends insurance industry discrimination, expands coverage and improves quality. >> hundreds of billions of dollars will be cut from hospitals, nursing homes, home alth providers and hospice care. >> the full senate begins debate the week of october the 26th to combine separate reform bills into one cohesive piece of legislation. >> the same day he left the hospital councilman marion barry had to return but today he's resting in his own bed. he spent a week in howard university hospital for

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making headles this morning president obama will meet with his national security team again today to talk afghanistan policy. it's the latest of five meetings on the situation there. as the president considers sending more troops and tries to determine his strategy for that area. another meeting is planned for next week. insiders say one of the reasons the decision is taking so long could be the still unresolved presidential vote in afghanistan and charges of election fraud. ford adds millions of more cars to an already massive recall list. this is due to a defective cruise control switch. now 4 1/2 million more ford vehicles, link ons and mercuries have landed on the list. all vehicles covered by the recall are from the 1992-2003 model years. this is the 7th recall linked to this faulty switch. to see if your car is affected go to myfoxdc.com and click on web links gentleman another famous name is cashing in on michael jackson's latest hit. half the cash is going to paul

anka. he says he and jackson wrote the song this is it together back in 1983. the jackson family is not disputing the claim. they decided yesterday to grant anka50% of the royalties. paula abdul plotting her next move and sharing the future of american idol. that is coming up next. also ... >> get the firefighter extinguished quick low. help help him, help him. help him. >> a demonstration on fire safety goes horribly wrong. find out what happened next on fox 5 morning news. fiber one honey clusters,

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understatement. organizationally i'll take responsibility and i need to andol -- apologize to the out fit. >> the injured firefighter is recovering just fine. >> that's some good news. it is 5:46 right now. better news perhaps, it's not below freezing but it's cold out there. >> it is cold out there this morning. we've got chilly temperatures in some areas, temperatures even in the 30s. let's take a look as you get kids ready for school this morning. dress warmly. dress them warmly. temperatures actually are in the 40s. >> he will >> they will be in the low 50s by the time you get to the bus stop. >> wow. he's a little upset about that. getting cloudy as well. cool temperatures sunrise at

7:17. all right. here's-- what's beeping now? here's a look at the current temperatures around the region. right now in washington we are at 49 degrees. our temperature's gone up a little bit in gaithersburg. 41 degrees there but 37 i frederick, 37 in winchester. a cold start to the day and already in the low 50s in annapolis and leonard town, in the low 50s there. here's a look at the satellite- radar for the eastern united states. got cloud cover in over us this morning. it's going to be mostly cloudy for the bulk of the day today. here's some more precipitation down to the south. they've been getting rain through that region for the last couple of days, training through there. also some precipitation, low pressure system out to the west that. could bring us some rain showers to us durinthe overnight hours. here's your forecast for washington for today. cloudy skies, much cooler today than it was yesterday. high only in the mid-50s. then for your seven-day forecast, get ready for this. tomorrow upper 40s. rather breezy, rain. it will be like a cold rain, kind of a raw day thursday and friday, and a chance of rain showers saturday and sunday as

well. that's a look at the weather. we'll have more coming up in just a little bit. guvir and steve, back to you. >> tony, thanks a lot. there was a police chase a short time ago on the outer loop that stretched from near georgia avenue all the way into virginia and down to braddock road. that's where police say the vehicle they were chasing crashed, and that's where apparent low the bulk of the activity is now. julie wright has more. >> reporter: the beltway is shut down now at braddock road as a result of this police chase. we have a camera that's a live shot of 236. that's traffic headed out toward braddock road, about a mile and a half distance here. right now traffic volume is still light and there's no delay as far back as 236 but definitely something to watch out for. this is where you'll want to bail off the beltway, at 236. you could head inbound toward the city. that it turns into duke street. from there you can pick up 395 or you can head outbound and continue back into fairfax. but again, outer loop of the

beltway will be closed south of 236 at braddock road until further notice. again, that's on the outer loop. can you rest assured there's going to be rubbernecking on the inner loop headed toward 66 as the morning continues on. but again, outer loop of the beltway as you travel south of 236, blocked off right now because of a crash at braddock. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. julie, thanks. paula abdul has some free times on her hands these days so what is she going to do with it? fox's adam housely caught up with paula in los angeles and said she's going to sit back and enjoy american idol as a fan. [ applause ] >> reporter: paula abdul joins snoop dogg and adam lambert to announce this year's american music award nominees. since her abrupt exit from american idol abdul has been busy plotting her next move. >> i've got one, two -- six things i'm working on.

very exciting, and time consuming, and jet-lagging and everything. >> paula abdul.. >> reporter: idol won't be the same without her but paula is excited to see how ellen degeneres changes the dynamic. >> i think it's going to be fantastic. you know, she is remarkable at what she desand des-- does and it's going to be different. it's a show that's unstoppable and she's going to add a different dimension. i feel for anyone who comes on as a new person on a show that exists as a dysfunctional fun family. >> how unbelievably proud i am that you are standing on that stage right now. >> reporter: looking back on her eight years on the idol stage paula says she wouldn't change a thing. >> there are too many great memories. i feel blessed that i had such a wonderful opportunity that is unforgettable. i feel tremendously blessed to be part of history-making with that show and the fact that i

was so there for the contestants. >> reporter: and paula thinks she'll be seeing a lot of her old ai friends in the coming months. >> oddly enough i think i'll see them more socializing because you know, work is like you get in and you get out, and you don't want to see each other, you know. it's like there were times when we would do weekend things. i've talked to simon. he misses me. i know it because i talk to him a lot. i talk to him a lot. i can't say enough so i'm going to shut up. >> adam housely, fox news. it's almost time for college basketball and the georgetown hoyas looking to rebound for a disappointing season.

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hello. welcome to the wednesday edition of the eakfast and it's musical chairs time for the redskins offensive line with chris psalm always out for this sunday's game against the chief. with guard randy thomas out for the year those are big-time holes to fill on this line. big mike williams number 71, last week he played right guard, randy thomas' old position. this week he's going to playwright tackle because the normal right tackle will play left tackle because of the absence of chris samuels.

that means chad inhart will be in a different place. do you have a preference? >> i think everything's a lot closer to me. now, i'm a big guy, physical guy. you know, if me and you got in the phone booth together who do you think is going to win? >> reporter: for the record i'm pretty tough in a phone booth. virginia cavaliers have been very tough as of late. winners of their last two in convincing fashion, thrashing indiana last week before thrashing north carolina a week earlier. the terps better be on their toes. >> these kids all know each other. a lot of them have been going to school with each other. we have kids in virginia, d.c. kids and maryland kids. just over the years, even since al and i played, it's always been a rivalry. >> can you believe it, it's

almost college basketball season. well, believe it. for one local basketball school they can't wait to forget about last year and get on to bigger and better things this year. that team is the georgetown hoyas. last year they missed the ncaa tournament for only the second time in the five years. that guy, greg monroe, big things are expected of the big man. he's 6' 11", averaged a team high six rebounds per game. in the fifth time of georgetown basketball they have no seniors. chris wright says that's not a problem. >> we still have a very young team. we're a young team but we're experienced because much of our guys i played last year are all either freshmen or so far mores. sophomores. >> i like that we're hungry and have a taste in our mouth so it's going to be fun. >> reporter: issues for the washington wizards, $25 million

for not talking to us, the media. come on, gill. it's just us. the wizards as a team were fined another $25,000 for not making gilbert be accessible to the media. how about that? gilbert had 25 points last night as the wizards won against detroit. that will be it for this edition. join us for sports and more for the skins in what can only be described as a must-win scenario. a former skins cheer ledder struggles to walk, talk and even eat after getting a flu shot. did the vaccine trigger a rare disorder? >> we'll be answering your questions about thswine flu and regular flu vaccine. we'll have doctors answering

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